As per sources, on Thursday, the household was handed over Rs 15.36 lakh by the Workplace of Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, and the District Administration of Hojai. (Representational picture: Shutterstock)
These conscious of the small print within the ECI shared that whereas performing duties at a polling station on April 19, Sukumal Jyoti Borah all of the sudden fell ailing and was taken to Hojai District Civil Hospital. He handed away there later
A ballot official, who was the only incomes member of his household, died a day after the primary part of the Lok Sabha polls held final month in Assam. Paying attention to the incident, in an empathetic gesture, Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Rajiv Kumar intervened personally to make sure swift disbursement of ex gratia cost of Rs 15.36 lakh to his household.
These conscious of the small print within the ECI shared that whereas performing duties at a polling station on April 19, Sukumal Jyoti Borah all of the sudden fell ailing and was taken to Hojai District Civil Hospital.
“Being a case of emergency and critical situation, he was referred to Nagaon Medical School and Hospital and once more to the Guwahati Medical School and Hospital on April 20, the place he succumbed to the sickness and was declared useless,” sources mentioned.
The official was the only incomes member within the household and is survived by his spouse and son. They have been depending on him.
On April 30, Kumar obtained an e mail from his spouse, Janata Chorong Borah.
She requested that reimbursement of the bills incurred on the ambulance and the disbursement of the ex gratia quantity the polling official was entitled to be processed and supplied to her.
Whereas paying attention to the e-mail, CEC Kumar, with none delay, directed the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, to make sure that all mandatory medical reimbursements and ex gratia funds be disbursed inside two days on humanitarian grounds, because the polling officer was the only incomes member of their household.
As per sources, on Thursday, the household was handed over Rs 15.36 lakh by the Workplace of Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, and the District Administration of Hojai.
The official was an Agricultural Extension Assistant within the Workplace of the District Agriculture Officer, Hojai.
He was appointed because the First Polling Officer at Jamuna Moudanga Krishipam Nigam 2 No Muktab (East Half) within the Binnakandi meeting constituency of the Kaziranga Lok Sabha seat.
The primary part of Lok Sabha polls was held on April 19.
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